Saturday, May 01, 2010

PHOENIX - Authorities have captured 17 suspected illegal immigrants in southern Arizona as they continued their manhunt Saturday for smugglers who they say shot and wounded a sheriff's deputy in a remote desert area 50 miles south of Phoenix.

Three of those captured overnight Friday matched descriptions from the wounded Pinal County deputy and were being questioned Saturday, sheriff's Lt. Tamatha Villar said. The deputy was released from the hospital, and was recovering at home.

Tammy, what’d he look like?

Well, he was a ‘Messican.

Good enough. You heard her, boys. Let’s go!

Unknown, of course, is how many citizens or lawful residents spent some time spread-eagled on the hood of their cars.